Population growth rate vs median age in Greenland
Greenland: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.4256 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate vs median age in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate vs median age in Greenland stood at 0.4256. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Greenland peaked at 3.73 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4256, in 2023.
Greenland ranks 139th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.84 | 1.94 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.23 | 2.16 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 0.9559 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 0.8156 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7621 | 0.6945 | 0.8665 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6178 | 0.5665 | 0.6741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.485 | 0.4256 | 0.5418 | 4 |
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More population data for Greenland
- Population growth rate -0.65 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,776 (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.65 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.87 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 1.95 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 36.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Greenland?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Greenland was 0.4256 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4256 in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Greenland ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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